PHY7103 Advanced Quantum Mechanics

This course builds on the undergraduate Quantum Mechanics, starting with simple theories of probability, time-dependent perturbation and scattering. More advanced treatment on conservation laws and particles in interacting, Scattering theory and Lagrange Field Theory. 

Course Objectives
The objectives of the course are to:

• Describe the Heisenberg, Schrodinger and Interaction pictures.
• Apply the Schwinger’s action principle & the canonical quantization rules.
• Discuss the Green’s function in scattering theory.
• Solve the Dirac equation for plane waves.
• Explain Schwinger’s action principle in conservation laws.
• Apply the Lagrangian field theory in a more advanced manner.

Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the students should be able to:

• Solve problems involving Heisenberg, Schrodinger and Interaction pictures
• Apply the Schwinger’s action principle and the canonical quantization rules
• Describe the Green’s function in scattering theory
• Solve the Dirac equation for plane waves
• Apply the Lagrangian field theory in more advanced concepts